Ticket-punch.



CINCINNATI WYOMING GLENDALE HAMILTON O 0 0V MHIDLETUWN O O O CRRLISLEMIHMISBURF DAYTON COLUMBUS PATENTED MAY 30, 1905.

R. H. LAING.

TICKET PUNCH.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23. 1904.

NITED STATES Patented May 30, 1905.

ROBERT H. LAING, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

TICKET-PUNCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 790,905, dated May 30,1905.

Application filed February 23, 1904. Serial No. 194,934.

Figure 1 is a top plan view. Fig. 2 is a side elevational view showingthe punch secured to a counter or like support. Fig. 3 is a frontelevation. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional elevation on about the line 11 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the movablepunch-block, the punches proper being illustrated in dotted lines. Fig.6 is a view of the operating-shaft, and Fig. 7 is a view of a punchedrailroad-ticket.

This invention relates to improvements in ticket-punches, my primaryobject being to provide a simple and efficient punch of such characterthat the name to be designated by the punch-marks is visible to theoperator during the act of punching.

To this end and also to improve generally upon devices of the characterindicated the invention consists in the matters hereinafter describedand claimed.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, A represents a counteror other support to which the present punch is adapted to be secured.This punch comprises a head 1, above which is an abutment member 2, saidabutment member and head being preferably a single casting and beingconnected at what may be termed the rear of the head, a slot 3 beingleft at the front of the punch between said head and abutment member. A

fastening-tongue 4 extends rearwardly from the head and is adapted to besecured to the counter A or other support in any suitable manner. Themovable punch-block 5 recipticket is inserted in the slot 3 ready to bepunched the station to be indicated can be seen through saidsight-opening 7, it thus being possible for the operator to accuratelyplace the ticket in position to be punched.

As illustrated in the drawings, the abutment member 2 has arelativclylarge opening 8 extending from top to bottom thereof, thewalls of this opening being preferably inclined upwardly and outwardly,as illustrated, and a die-plate 9 is secured to said abutment member toextend across the bottom of said opening 8, said die-plate having formedtherein the before-mentioned sight-opening 7 and being also preferablyprovided with openings 10, adapted to receive the perforating members 6.

The head 1 is provided with a slot 11 at its forward portion, said slotextending from the top to the bottom of the head and opening upon thefront thereof, whereby the slot can be conveniently produced by acutting-tool. The side sections 12, which lie upon opposite sides of theslot, are provided with openings 13, in which is journaled theoperating-shaft 14, said shaft extending beyond the head at one end andhaving a handle 15 of any suitable construction connected thereto. Theshaft 1 1 at the point which is coincident with the before-mentionedslot 11 when the shaft is in position is reduced to present theconnector 16, said connector being eccentrically placed upon the shaft.The slidable punchblock 5 fits in the said slot 11 between the sidesupports 12 and is provided with a trans verse slot 17, in which theeccentric connector is received, so that as the shaft 1 1 is oscillatedthe eccentric connector raises and lowers the said punch-block 5 in amanner which will be readily apparent. A top plate 18 ex tends acrossthe topof the head 1 and is provided with openings for the passage ofthe perforating members 6, said top plate being connected to the head 1in any suitable manner, as by means of the end ears 19. An angle-plate20, having one arm fitting in said slot 11 between the side supports 12and its other arm extending horizontallly below the punch-block, has itshorizontal arm secured to the head and serves to close the front andbottom of said slot 11.

I am aware that minor changes in the construction, arrangement, andcombination of the several parts of my device can be made andsubstituted for those herein shown and described without in the leastdeparting from the nature and principle of my invention.

- Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as .new, anddesired to be secured by Letters Patent, is

1. In a punch, a head having a slot extending from top to bottom thereofand opening upon one side of said head, an angle-plate closing thebottom of said slot and the open side thereof, and a punch-carryingblock slidable in said slot and received in the angle of saidangle-plate; substantially as described.

2. In a ticket-punch, a head having a vertically-slotted portion and aticket-receiving slot at right angles thereto, an abutment, a punchingmember in the vertically -slotted portion and beneath the abutment, aportion of the punchingmember having an open side, a rock-shaft carriedby the head and having an eccentric portion in the open-sided punchingmember, and means for limiting the downward movement of and forsupporting the punching member and for closing the open vertical sidethereof; substantially as described.

3. In a ticket-punch, a head having a vertically-slotted portion and anabutment thereabove, a vertically-reciprocating punching member in theslotted portion, and a removable L-shaped device for guiding andsupporting the reciprocating punching member; substantially asdescribed.

4. In a ticket-punch, a head, a body portion provided with aticket-receiving slot, a slot in the body portion, a reciprocatorypunchingblock in the slotted portion, and a removable L-shaped plate forretaining the block in the slotted portion said plate closing one sideand one end of the slot; substantially as described.

5. In a ticket-punch, a head, a body portion provided with a slot, areciprocatory punching member working longitudinally in the slot andhaving an open side, an eccentric in the open side of the reciprocatingmember, means for operating the eccentric to impart movement to thereciprocating member, and a securing device for limiting the downwardmovement of and for maintaining the reciprocating member in operativeposition and for closing the open side thereof; substantially asdescribed.

6. In a ticket-punch, a head, a body portion provided with aticket-receiving slot,a slotted body portion, a perforated removableplate closing one end of the slotted body portion, a reciprocatingpunching member in the slotted portion and having means insertiblethrough the perforation in the plate, said reciprocating punching memberhaving an open side, and means for closing the open side of thereciprocating punching member and for supporting it within the slot;substantially as described.

7. In a punch, a head having a slot open at the bottom and at one sideof said head, an angle-plate secured to the bottom of the head andhaving one leg disposed so as to close the bottom of the slot and theother leg disposed for closing the side of the slot, and a punchcarryingblock slidable in the slot and having a slot open at one side adjacentto one leg of the plate, and a crank-shaft in the head, the crank ofwhich engages the slot in the punchcarrying block; substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature,in the presence oftwo witnesses,this 18th day of February, 1904:.

ROBERT H. LAING Witnesses:

GEORGE BAKEWELL, CoRA BADGER.

